Posted on 02/27/2015 9:40:54 AM PST by marktwain
Personally I feel very sorry for these dogs, who were just being dogs, and the man who was forced to end their lives as a result of their negligent owner.
I also believe that the owner of the dogs should face charges related to the death of these dogs.
We live in ranch country. I have a young lab. We have a shock collar on her now. Some people will say it’s cruel. I’d don’t think it is. She must stay with us at all times. I don’t want her shot. She must stay on our property. I feel sorry for the dogs for having an irresponsible owner.
This story also has an striking parallel to a pair of high-profile thugs who ran wild and were shot for their misdeeds...
I agree. Too bad for the dogs that their owner was an irresponsible jerk.
I had not considered that. Substitute parents for “owners”...
Did he try to get animal control out?
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The second and third S’s are just as important as the first.
My God, who qualifies as a "journalist" anymore? Does this really need to be said?
This is a terrible story, and I applaud the man for his restraint. I have to agree, however, that posting pictures on Facebook is a bit much, regardless of frustration.
I don’t think there is such a thing out in the country. Ranchers are within their rights to shoot anything that may harm their livestock.
The man had a right to protect his property, but I swear I would have tried trapping them first or call animal control.
I do not believe that a shock collar is cruel.
That is a viable method for keeping the dog safe in a large open area. The dog will learn the boundaries quickly.
What is cruel is what the owner of these dogs in the story allowed to happen.
When I was much younger, my step uncle in south carolina had this wonderful husky named bear. I used to love to go up there and visit bear. They let him run free of course. Up there there was about a mile in between each house.
One summer I went up there hoping to see bear, but bear had been shot one day and died. I was very sad.
Never heard of such a thing as “animal control” until I went to college in the city; farmers/ranchers deal with these problems on their own. I would not want someone from the government on my property in the first place, it is my property and my problem. I would guess most rural property owners would feel the same way.
We borrowed the one we have from my BIL, I am going to buy her one, just in case she forgets.
He not only had to pay for the cow but put the dogs down too.........very unfortunate and stupid on his part.
Guy shouldn’t have let his dogs run loose then - the shooter warned him several times and he has to protect his livestock.
Calves are selling in my part of the world for $3-4/lb on the hoof. So the rancher was trying to prevent the dogs from killing a thousand dollar (or more) bill.
That’s the law out here. If they find a dead cow, they can shoot the dog and you pay for the cow. Whether your dog did it or not. Actually the law reads that if a dog, chases, bothers or in any way harms a domestic animal it can be legally shot by a land owner. They could just say they thought it was a coyote as well.
My chocolate lab never wants to leave my side. But if she did, all she would try to do is make friends with every human and every animal.
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